Sulky-plow



- Fig. 4, Sheet 2, is a rear elevation.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM'A. JAMES, OF ST. Louis, MISSOURI.

- SULKY-PLOWL dated February 3, 1880,

Application filed December 4, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIAMAUSTIN JAMES,

of St. Louis, in the county ofSt. Louis and State of Missouri, haveinvented a;new and useful Improvement in Sulky-Plows,of which thefollowing is a specification.

Figure 1, Sheet 1, is a sectional side elevation of my improvement;taken through the line a; m, Fig. 2. Fig. 2, Sheet 1, is a sectionalplan View. Fig. 3, Sheet 2, is a sectional side elevation taken throughthe line y y, Fig. 2. Figs. 5, 6, 7 8 represent a modification.

The object of the present invention is to produce a ready and convenientadjustment of the plow, as hereinafter particularly described inconnection with the drawings.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspgnding parts.

A are thewheels, and B is the axle, of' the sulky. The axle B has acrank, 0, formed upon its middle part, and is twisted so that when theleft arm of the crank O is horizontal its right arm may inclineupward'at an angle of forty-degrees, or nearly so, as shown in Fig. 1.The left arm of the crank, that carries the land-wheel, should be alittle longer than the right arm, that carries the furrow-wheel, so

that the two wheels A will always be opposite each other, or nearly so.

D is the beam,-E is the land-side, and F is the mold-board, of anordinary plow. The plow-beam D rests upon the center of the bar Gr, theends of which are bent downward and have holes formed through them toreceive the middle part of the axle-crank U. The plow-beam D restsbetween two low stops, H, attached to the bar G, and is secured in placeby two angle-irons, I, the upper arms of which are secured to theopposite sides of the beam D by a bolt, J, passing through them andthrough the said beam- The lower armsof the angle-irons I are secured tothe bar G by bolts K. With thisconstruction, by loosening the threebolts J K K the plow may be turned toward its land-side or toward itsmold-board, as may be required, and by tightening the said bolts theplow will be held securely in place. The plow is further strengthened inposition by the two inclined braces L, the for- ,ward ends of which arebolted to the end parts I of the bar Gr.

The rear ends of the braces L have screw- ;threads formed upon them, arepassed through jlugs M, attached to the opposite sides of the beam D,and have nuts N screwed upon them upon the opposite sides of the lugs M.With this construction the plow may be adjusted with its point towardthe land by loosening the three bolts J K K, the forward nut Nupon theleft brace L, and the rear nut N upon the right brace L.

When the plow is to be adjusted with its point from the land the threebolts J K K are loosened, and the forward nut N upon the right brace,and the rear nut N upon the left brace. When the plow has been adjustedit is held securely'in place by tightening the bolts J K K and the nutsN.

The bar Gr turns freelyupon the crank-axle B, and may be made detachableby slotting its ends to receive the said axle B. In this case the bar Gis secured in place upon the axle B by the blocks 0, which haveprojections formed upon one side to fit into the slots of thebar G andnotches in their upper ends to receive the axle B, and are bol ted tothe slotted ends of the bar G, as indicated in Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8.

P is a bent or arched bar, the left arm of which has a hole formedthrough its end to receive the axle B. The right arm of the arched bar Phas a hole formed through its end to receive the bolt Q, by which it ishinged to the outer end of the arm R. The inner end of the arm R has ahole formed through it to receive theaxle B, to which it is secured by aset screw, S. With this construction the arched bar P will be heldvertical however the axle B may be adjusted.

T is the drivers seat, which is connected with the top of the arched barP by a springstandard, U, or other suitable means.

' V is the tongue, or a bar to which the tongue is attached. The tongueor barVis bolted to the upper part of the righfia'rm of the arched barP, and isstrengthened in position by the braces W, the forward ends ofwhich are bolted to'the opposite sides of the tongue or bar V. The rearends of the braces W are bolted to the arms of the arched bar P neartheir ends. The braces W are strengthened by a cross-bar, X, bolted totheir forward parts.

Y is a lever, the lower end of which is inserted in a socket, Z, whereit is secured in place by a screw or bolt, a. The lower part of thesocket Z has a transverse hole formed through it to receive the axle B,to which it is secured by a set-screw, I), so that the axle B may beturned to adjust the plow and level the machine by operating the leverY.

The lever Y moves along a notched bar, 0, andis provided with a flangeor catch, (1, to engage with the notches of the said bar 0 and hold thesaid lever Y securely in any position into which it may be adjusted. Thenotched bar 0 is arched, and its ends are curved inward and upward andare secured to the bar or tongue V. The lever Y is held against thenotched bar 0 by a spring, 6, which rests against the inner side of thesaid lever Y, and

its lower end is secured to the socket Z. With this construction, byoperating the lever Y the plow may be adjusted to run at any desireddepth in the ground, and raised away from the ground, the sulky beingall the time held level.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent In a sulky-plow, the combination, with thecrank C of the axle B and the beam D of a plow, of the bent bar G,provided with stops H, the angle-irons I, adjusting-bolts, and theadjusting-braces L, substantially as herein shown and described, so thatthe plow may have the adjustments as set forth.

YVILLIAM AUSTLN JAMES.

Witnesses:

J. R. HoLLowBUsH, W. ALFRED JAMES.

